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HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

Risperidone for Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome

LETTER - Conclusions regarding Risperidone (DOC)

Dinah KC Murray June 2005

  • differences in implications of prescribing for children or for adults

  • adverse effects

  • Risperidone should never be prescribed at-all to growing children whether on the autism spectrum or not

  • raised prolactin

Home care workers to register with

Social Care Council from 2010.

Letter to NDI:

Following our telephone conversation today I can confirm that home care workers will be the next group of social care workers to register with us in early 2010. This would not include personal assistants.

Last Thursday the Government launched its adult social care workforce strategy and there was a chapter dedicated to registration of the workforce. For more details please see this page (DOH).

As you will see, paragraph 109 says: "We expect the GSCC to consult on proposals for the registration of personal assistants in due course".

Karen Welsh
Marketing Officer
General Social Care Council
 
 
 

5 Steps to Wellness

Dr Thomas Brown's Model of ADD

Autism and Nutrition

Can you ever cure autism?

This mum believes her sons have recovered
By Sally Beck

"Nina started educating herself about the biomeds. And within a few days of giving them enzymes which help digest wheat and dairy, they were sleeping better and, miraculously, began speaking..."

Autism Research by Prof. Sir Michael Rutter 

 (Powerpoint) including: 

• No convincing evidence that basic deficits of autism are regularly relieved by any form of psychotropic medicine
• No convincing evidence of any neurochemical abnormality specifically associated with autism

Lack of response to neuroleptics leads to why does autism differ from most other psychiatric disorders in showing no substantial response to neuroleptics? 

(There appears to be no useful response - rather than merely the frequently found adverse effects - NDI).

 

AstraZeneca Seroquel Studies Buried, Papers Show

By Jef Feeley and Margaret Cronin Fisk, Bloomberg, Feb. 27, 2009

AstraZeneca Plc buried unfavorable studies on its antipsychotic drug Seroquel, according to an internal e-mail unsealed as part of litigation over the medicine.

The drugmaker failed to publicize results of at least three clinical trials of Seroquel and engaged in cherry picking of data from one of those studies... The London-based company faces about 9,000 lawsuits.  Full story.

Warning boosted on Seroquel label

By Miriam Hill, Philadelphia Inquirer, Feb. 26, 2009

ORLANDO - AstraZeneca P.L.C. made information about health risks of its antipsychotic drug Seroquel more prominent on the drug's label last month at the request of the government, a company lawyer said here today.

The information about the label change surfaced at a federal court hearing on whether the London drug company would have to release documents from lawsuits filed by about 15,000 patients who say that taking Seroquel led them to gain weight and triggered diabetes. Full story.

Letters to the Editor.

A.S. says Fluoxetine ineffective


Feb 23, Autism Speaks Report, Fluoxetine ineffective in reducing repetitive behaviours in the young.

Crazy adverts for crazy products

Feb 20, A look at some major medication, the ads they use, and the side-effects they have. Article at Bonkers Institute.

America Approves Antipsychotic Drug for Teens

23 AUG 07: In case you missed it. WSJ report. After 16 year old Amber Riskey was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed Risperdal about two years ago, she gained 45 pounds in three months and felt nauseated and tired.  Full story.

 

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